Camel Xiangzi
by Lao She
About This Novel
Xiangzi comes from a rural area and is determined to buy a car of his own and become an independent worker. However, the car he bought with three years of hard-earned money was robbed by the warlord's rebels. After escaping from the warlord, before he could save enough money to buy the car, the money was extorted by Detective Sun. Then, Huniu's "love" for him, the daughter of the owner of the car factory, brought him physical and mental suffering. Xiangzi bought a car with Huniu's savings. After Huniu died of dystocia, he had to sell it to pay for Huniu's funeral. After many setbacks, and as the suicide of Xiangzi's beloved woman, Xiaofuzi, the last spark of hope in Xiangzi's heart was finally blown out. He lost hope in life and completely degenerated. He gradually evolved from an honest rickshaw driver into a pure gangster proletarian. The novel depicts many small characters like Xiangzi. Xiangzi's life reflects the decline of China's bankrupt farmers in the "citizenization" process in the 1920s. Xiangzi's tragedy is not only his personal tragedy, but also contains more profound cultural and era factors.
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